PUPPY DIET

Recommended by Kathy Stewart,
Klompen Keeshonden

 

 

MORNING
(This meal may be eliminated around 18 months)
 
1/4 to 1/2 C Puppy Kibble (Pedigree)
1 -2 Tbsp Yogurt or Cottage Cheese or Egg Yolk
Top all with milk
 
 
LUNCH
(This meal may be eliminated around 9 months)
 
 
1/2 Cup dry Puppy kibble
Small bowl of milk
 
DINNER
 
1/4 to 1/2 Cup Puppy kibble
2 or 3 Tbsp Canned dog food (Pedigree Pal – This can be substituted with table scraps – meat and vegetables – no starch or sugar)
1 raw egg yolk or 1 cooked egg (if not given earlier)
Vitamin C – 100 to 500 mg (Strengthens ligmentation, i.e., pasterns – This can be increased gradually to 1500 mg)
1/2 to 2 tsp. Cod Liver oil or Wheat Germ Oil or Vegetable Oil if above is not available (winter months)
Enough water to cover all
 
 
BEDTIME
 
1 or 2 Milk Bones
 
 
          
For conditioning my show dogs I also add to their evening meal:
 
                 Kelp -- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp (For good coat colour & texture)
                 Brewer's Yeast -- 25 mg/10 lbs body wt. (To prevent fleas)
                 Bran -- 1/8 C (Aids digestion)

The above quantities are for an 8 week old puppy. Quantities should be increased with age and need of the dog. To tell whether or not your dog is overweight, rub your fingers over his rib cage. You should not feel a lot of fat there. Like the old saying -- if you can pinch an inch, lose it.

Please remember that an 8 week old puppy is just a baby, and as such new foods should be introduced in small quantities and one at a time.

Raising the dog's bowl off the floor to chest height will help to keep the dog's pasterns (front wrists) strong. An empty ice cream bucket under his bowl makes a good bowl holder.

If the meal is not eaten within 5 minutes, remove it and do not feed again until next meal time.

Water should be available between 8 am. and 8 pm. - to prevent kidney problems in later life. If you give water to a young puppy just before bedtime, you are increasing the probability that he/she will have to go potty during the night.

Should your dog get diarrhea, one easy way to eliminate it is to boil equal quantities of hamburger and rice together in water, until the rice is slightly undercooked. Discard the water (and the resulting fat) and feed it to your dog instead of his regular meal. You may also give his human diarrhea preparations, such as Kaopectate (Extra Strength Tablets).

Because there are so many additives in commercial dog food (preservatives, artificial colouring and artificial flavouring) natural diets for our dogs are likely more beneficial. Therefore, I see nothing wrong with feeding table scraps, as long as starches and sugars are avoided, and as long as a multivitamin is also given. Pedigree Pal (both canned and dry) claim to be free of artificial flavours, etc.. I have used them with great success for many years, and do recommend them.

 

 

Prepared By:  Kathy Stewart, Klompen Keeshonden

Editor’s Note:  It is with great appreciation that we recognize the contribution that the Stewarts have made to this site.   Without the sharing of information and experience, the dog world would be a much poorer and barren place.  Please visit their Klompen Keeshonden website.

 

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